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Peter Rabbit's Almanac for 1929 by Beatrix Potter, First Edition

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A First Edition, First [Only] Printing of 'Peter Rabbit's Almanac for 1929' by Beatrix Potter in Very Good condition published by Frederick Warne and Co. Limited in 1928

Peter Rabbit's Almanac for 1929 [Peter Rabbit New Series Number Eight] by Beatrix Potter, First Edition

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  • Peter Rabbit's Almanac for 1929 [Peter Rabbit New Series Number Eight] by Beatrix Potter, First Edition
  • Peter Rabbit's Almanac for 1929 [Peter Rabbit New Series Number Eight] by Beatrix Potter, First Edition
  • Peter Rabbit's Almanac for 1929 [Peter Rabbit New Series Number Eight] by Beatrix Potter, First Edition

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Condition Summary: (Very Good/[No dustjacket]) A sound book with clean boards and pages. All notable faults: Minor surface soiling, minor wear at the edges, some uneven darkening of the lower board and backstrip just starting to separate from the lower board. Dustjacket not present

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Book Number B0012317
Title Peter Rabbit's Almanac for 1929
Author(s) Author: Potter, Beatrix [Helen] Illustrator: Beatrix Potter

Beatrix [Helen] Potter (1866 to 1943)—English author, illustrator, mycologist and conservationist who was best known for her children's books that featured animal characters, such as The Tale of Peter Rabbit

Edition and Format First Edition, First [Only] PrintingEdition identified by: No later editions or printings stated in the publisher's imprint information. [References: Quinby 28 and Linder pages 254-5]

Hardcover, 24 mo (12.5-15 cm high). [44] printed pages in publisher's original buff paper covered boards with red lettering on the spine and upper board, colour on-lays of Peter arriving on the upper board and leaving on the lower boards, issued in glazed paper dust jacket [not present]. Contains colour frontispiece and 12 colour illustrations by Beatrix Potter
Publisher(s) Frederick Warne and Co. Limited, London, 1928
Series Peter Rabbit New Series Number Eight

Peter Rabbit New Series—A series of classic children's books by Beatrix Potter (The Story of A Fierce Bad Rabbit (1906), The Story of Miss Moppet (1906), The Tale of Mr. Tod (1912), The Tale of Pigling Bland (1913), Appley Dapply's Nursery Rhymes (1917), Cecily Parsley's Nursery Rhymes (1922) and Peter Rabbit's Almanac for 1929 (1928)) featuring animal characters, and similar to the 'Peter Rabbit First Series', except the format is usually somewhat varied. The Series are companions to the books in the 'Peter Rabbit First Series' and 'Large Format Series'. The series contains 7 books. The first book was originally published in 1906 and the last book was originally published in 1928

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One page per month with a relevant illustration and decorated border incorporating rabbits in four different styles.

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